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>Abridged Edition
Why are abridged editions even produced? Why would anyone want an abridged version?
I can at least somewhat understand the desire for abridgement of audiobooks, but it makes no fucking sense for physical copies.
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because most of it sucks, so they just give you the good parts...i'd still read the unabridged, but if there is an abridged version be prepared for long, boring, irrelevant, or just plain wrong passages that drone on forever
also, they don't really abridge audiobooks much anymore, they only used to do it so it would fit on two cassettes or whatever
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>>9400259
>because most of it sucks,
who decides which bits suck? what a colossal act of arrogance, to take a finished work and claim you knew better than the author, who created it.
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Is this book worth the read? Does it hold merit outside of pure documentation? Best English translation? Abridged or no?
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Gulag's didn't happen, shit's a hoax made up by capitalists
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>>9400254
And just like that, the thread is dead on arrival.
Enjoy the show, guys, I'll go look for help elsewhere
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>>9400230
It's a fantastic story and Solzenytsin is a magnificent writer. It's never boring and it's one of the funniest books I've ever read. I would never recommend an abridged version.
. There is a lot of great writing in support of its existence ( James Allen, Sam Harris etc.) and writings against it such as James B. Miles( I highly recommend his book). What does /lit/ think bout free will or lack there of.
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>>9399663
A universe of laws cannot allow for exceptions. Why is there such a hubba? Is it because humans think that they are so special?
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>>9399663
is this bait?
harris doesn't think free will exists
I think the empirical arguments against free will are goofy and silly
The rationalist argument makes alot of sense
And specifically Sam Harris' existential argument against free will is very convincing
However, I think it would be very very strange if free will wasn't real
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>>9399695
not bait that was my bad I got the names mixed around I meant to include him with Miles. Thanks for pointing out
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I just got into reading books in Spanish. What are the best books en español? Who are your favorite authors?
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The last author I read in Spanish was Alfonso Reyes. You should read Visión de Anáhuac (essay) and/or La cena (short story). They are both amazing, but I don't how good your Spanish is. Still, give it a try and see if you like him.
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Isabel Allende is just a watered down García Marquez, OP. Don't ever put her horrible books in this board again or I'll get sad.
Chile has a lot of better authors, try José Donoso or Manuel Rojas. El vaso de leche is a good short story, I highlt recommend it.
http://www.letrasdechile.cl/Joomla/images/EL-VASO-DE-LECHE.pdf
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Best place to pirate audiobooks? I'm looking for 'The Black Key' by Amy Ewing, currently, but I have a ton of free time at work to listen to shit. Also general audiobook thread, I guess?
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Yeah there are deffs some books that are worse as audiobooks and some that are better. Getting naked lunch on audiobook was a mistake. Getting confederacy of dunces was not.
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>>9399511
Some are, for sure. It also can fuck up the way you interpret a character, but it's really nice to be able to essentially 'read' while working on other shit.
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You have a favorite audiobook?
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Gentlemen!
Anyone else identify with 'being overly conscious as a sickness'? This book is like therapy for anyone whose inner monologue cant stop thinking, analyzing (and especially) worrying.
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Great book. If you REALLY want to feel
> overly conscious
Read Good old Neon
https://sdmiller.github.io/octo/files/no_google2/GoodOldNeon.pdf
It's fucking incredible, and will probably resonate with you,
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>>9399480
>https://sdmiller.github.io/octo/files/no_google2/GoodOldNeon.pdf
first paragraph hits nail on head already
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>>9399491
Boy, you are in for a fucking ride. Good Old Neon is one of DFW's most acclaimed works, imo, and for a very good reason. It's basically his suicide note.
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Reading fiction is just like watching movies or tv shows. Prove me wrong
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>>9399368
The burden of proof is on the person making a claim.
Prove yourself right.
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>>9399368
Reading non-fiction is just like watching documentaries are reality television. Prove me wrong
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Ironic shitposting is just like shitposting. Prove me wrong
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Books detailing Jewish subversion into Western society.
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The Culture of Critique by Kevin MacDonald
The Jewish Revolutionary Spirit by E Micheal Jones
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>>9399375
CoC is brilliant.
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What do you think are the odds OP has a child or even a significant other? If he is single, what do you think are the odds he blames the Jews for it to cover up the truth of his own inadequacy?
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Holy shit.
This is almost better than the first book. It may infact be better. But it couldn't have been better, or even existed without the, brilliant set up of the first book.
Is Herbert a master of duality?
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I have yet to read the first book but I do own it, I'm too busy playing video games.
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Discuss.
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>>9398997
redpill
women
blacks
white genocide
SJW
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>>9399003
Very profound.
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Pls, explain to me how to be more focus on my reading, Jesus man... i play to much videogames. I used to read a lot, since i bought a new pc my life is in Steam.
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>>9398960
>anime
>'vidya'
Go post frogs on /r9k/, you worthless shit
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It should pass when you turn 16.
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Just stop playing videogames, or play so much that you will eventually find yourself in a miserable dead end that you will want to change your life
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I'm trying to identify the book on the top of the night stand
The title seems to be "MEN OF ACTION"
Any pixel wizards that are able to decipher the second line or ID the book?
Pic related
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Do you have any context for the image that may provide clues or any helpful information?
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If this is from a film, it is possible that it is a prop book that does not really exist. I know that many movies use the same prop newspaper, so it isn't outside the realm of possibility that they also use prop books.
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Is there some predominating theme we can trace across his body of work. Obviously there are Christian/gnostic tones in a lot of them, but I feel that this is not so important in Sutree or (more controversially) Blood Meridian. Counter to that there are fairly explicit references to Nietzsche peppered throughout his work, Dionysian consumption, truth and lies, etc. What do you think he's trying to say?
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>>9398936
Man out running destruction or man causing destruction? I've only read two of his novels but I'm currently reading Blood Meridian and that's the impression I get from one of the themes.
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>>9398943
>outrunning
Perhaps, but I think this is shown to be futile on BM, its focus on the landscape suggesting an immense cosmic/geologic scale which overwhelms man and consumes him
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>>9398936
>Christian themes
>In McCarthy
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Where do I start with this memer?
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Hey /lit/, I keep seeing Zizek posted around here. I know a lot of his ideas are derived from Hegel and Lacan. I have a solid understanding of Hegel, but have no clue about psychoanalyzis. Do I need to read Lacan extensively (and Freud) to understand Zizek, or is he good at explaining psychoanalytical concepts?
Which book should I begin with?
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>>9398881
Do yourself a favor and just ignore Zizek
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Lacan: The Absolute Master is where you should start.
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>>9398887
>misleading the newfags
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When does it get good?
Also why does every character have to have like 3 different names? Why are all the footnotes in the back of the book instead of at the bottom or top of the relevant page? Is this supposed to be the book equivalent of a casual filter?
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Stick with comic books, you're out of your element.
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>>9398900
I don't read comic books
I just finished The Stranger before starting this one, and I enjoyed it, but it took a while to really pick up and I'm assuming this one is the same. If Brothers Kamarazov is an enticing tale from the very first page, then I must be retarded.
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>Is this supposed to be the book equivalent of a casual filter?
Not even close, this is intro. Not trying to make reading books sound more difficult than it is, but this is a rather simple read. Is it your first Russian?